325 South Clara Avenue
DeLand, FL 32721
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African American Museum of Arts Is Partnering With Goldsboro Historical Museum

AAMA Presents Florida Emancipation Day, May 16, 2026

Time – 12PM to 1:30PM at the Dr. Noble “Thin Man” Watts Amphitheater, 322 S. Clara Avenue, DeLand FL, 32720.

Program Activities

• MC – Kevin Campbel
• Speaker Dr. Coggins Stetson University
• Spoken Word
• Youth Involvement
• African Drummers –  Baba Latir Green
• Reenactment – Harriet Tubman by Judith Wyemdo
• Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by American Legion Orange Baker Post 187
• Solo Lift Every Voice and Sing
• Spiritual solos by Rev. Harp

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